Bishops Opening:

The Bishops Opening starts with 1 .e4 e5  2. Bc4. White brings the bc4 first instead of the natural move - Nf3. The point of this opening is to keep options a little more flexible for White by decided what exactly he wants to do with his d-pawn and g1 knight. White attacks Black's f7-square and prevents Black from advancing his d-pawn to d5. By ignoring the beginner's maxim "develop knights before bishops", White leaves his f-pawn unblocked, allowing the possibility of playing f2–f4.

     

Here is a list of the 4 most popular continuations in the Bishops Opening:

a) Bishops Berlin Defense
b) Max Lange Defense
c) Berlin Defense with Ne2
d) Boi, Lewis Gambit
 

Bishops Berlin Defense

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Max Lange Defense

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Berlin Defense with Ne2

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Boi, Lewis Gambit

Famous Games with the Bishops Opening:

1) Bishops Berlin Defense - Bartel, Mat vs Mastrovasilis, D.
2) Max Lange Defense - Carlsen, M. vs Giri, A. 
3) Berlin Defense with Ne2 - Gonzalez Galvan, J. vs Montero Melendez, R. 
4) Boi, Lewis Gambit - Hebden, M. vs Gonzalez, Francisco